The Washington County Heroin Task Force

The task force, which grew out of the Washington County Prevention Network's work, was launched in February 2014 in response to the growing problem of prescription pain medication and heroin abuse in Washington County. A collaborative prevention effort to educate community members including law enforcement, elected officials, health care professionals, county agencies and community members soon began to identify and understand common problems and applicable resources.The Task Force identified four specific target areas, and have worked since to develop and implement actions calculated to reduce prescription drug misuse, heroin abuse and overdose in Washington County. These efforts focus on:

Prevention

Treatment

Advocacy

Law Enforcement/Courts

2017 Heroin Task Force Meeting Dates are as follows:

January 19March 16May 18July 20September 21November 16

The Washington County Heroin Task Force meets the 3rd Thursday, every other month, at the Public Agency Center in West Bend 333 E. Washington St. in room 3224 at 9 a.m. Members of the community are invited and encouraged to attend.

For more information or to join the task force, please contact Ronna Corliss, county prevention manager at rcorliss@elevateyou.org

Recent Initiatives of the Heroin Task FOrce

The Heroin Toolkit

In 2016, members of the Heroin Task Force collectively created a 36 page booklet to educate Washington County Residents about the Opiate/Heroin crisis. Hard copies of the publication are available by contacting Elevate at 262-677-2216.

2017 Legislative Breakfast

Each year, the Heroin Task Force hosts a breakfast for local legislators and other community leaders. This year the event was held Friday, September 22 at Terrace 167, 3210 Wis. Hwy. 167, in Richfield. For more information about similar upcoming events, please contact Ronna Corliss at rcorliss@elevateyou.org

If you were unable to attend this year's Legislative Breakfast, sponsored by Elevate and the Washington County Heroin Task Force, you may watch it here in its entirety.